John Kennedy Dear Kris Kobach: When They Ask If You'll Support a Racist You're Supposed to Say NoEsquire - By Jack HolmesOne of the nation's premier vote-suppressors struggles with a seemingly basic question, while another Republican lays out the party playbook. While some Republicans did unequivocally condemn the president's
John Paul Stevens John Paul Stevens Saw What Was ComingEsquire - By Charles P. PierceThe retired Supreme Court Justice is dead at 99 years old. It can be argued, and convincingly, too, that things began to go sideways in this country on December 12, 2000, when the Supreme Court handed
Neil Armstrong Michael Collins Is the Forgotten Astronaut of Apollo 11. He's Perfectly Fine With That.Esquire - By Kate StoreyApollo 11's third astronaut orbited the moon, all alone, while his colleagues walked on it. On July 20, 1969, at 1:46 p.m., Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin separated the Eagle landing craft from the Apollo
Eric Garner Eric Garner Was Dying. At What Point Was the Officer Going to Stop Being Afraid?Esquire - By Charles P. PierceAttorney General William Barr involves himself in another case with predictable results. Attorney General William Barr took time off from shining the White House silver to demonstrate that he's on the
Pat Toomey All the Best People Are Getting Shipped Out of WashingtonEsquire - By Charles P. PierceTrump's dismantling of the administrative state continues, to the detriment of science and the nation. (Before we begin, a bit of housekeeping. On Monday, in a post about the ongoing project to inflict
News (U.S.) If You Like 100-Degree Days, You're Going to Love Climate ChangeEsquire - By Jack HolmesOne thing to remember while the president embarks on racist tirades against sitting members of Congress is that his administration is largely doing nothing—and, in fact, is rolling back many of our efforts—to
Mitch McConnell The Conservative Effort to Salt the Judiciary With Larval Scalias Is Close to CompleteEsquire - By Charles P. PierceWhile everyone was looking elsewhere, and wondering about their immigration status in the lands of their ancestors, the administration* and Mitch McConnell had their white-guys judicial assembly line This
Ilhan Omar Trump Smeared a Member of Congress as an Al Qaeda Sympathizer on the White House LawnEsquire - By Jack HolmesA new low? Or are we down here all the time now? Only in 2019 does a "Made in America Product Showcase" turn into a forum for the President of the United States to double down on his racist attacks against
Wilbur Ross The President* Is Now Arguing He's the Real Victim of His Own BigotryEsquire - By Charles P. PiercePlus: an assault on asylum and Wilbur Ross is on the chopping block. And another week in hell begins. The president* is demanding an apology from the members of Congress at whom he directed his racist
Lindsey Graham Lindsey Graham Just Debased Himself Again While Running Cover for Trump's Racist Twitter TiradeEsquire - By Jack HolmesEvery time the President of the United States does something reprehensible, it offers his allies a chance to disgrace themselves in front of the world. That sound you hear is opportunity knocking, after
Nancy Pelosi Trump Made the Bad Blood Between Democrats Look Like LemonadeEsquire - By Charles P. PierceThe president* put Nancy Pelosi and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's beef in perspective with some truly rancid tweets. PHILADELPHIA—All weekend here at Netroots Nation, the halls and lobbies were hot with concerning
Nancy Pelosi Trump Tweeted That Progressive Congresswomen Should 'Go Back' to Their 'Crime Infested' CountriesEsquire - By Gabrielle BruneyThe president’s racist tweets appeared to be directed at House freshmen like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar. On Sunday, President Trump tweeted racist insults seemingly suggesting that four congresswomen
Play buttonJeffrey Epstein Prosecutors Allege Jeffrey Epstein Paid $350,000 to Potential WitnessesEsquire - By Gabrielle BruneyThe financier plead not guilty to charges of sex trafficking Monday. New York federal prosecutors allege that multimillionaire hedge fund manager Jeffrey Epstein tampered with witnesses by making hundreds
Mike Pence Mike Pence Toured a 'Horrendous'-Smelling Detention Center Where Migrants Were Packed in CagesEsquire - By Gabrielle BruneyDuring the Vice President's visit, detained men shouted, "No shower." On Friday, Vice President Mike Pence visited two migrant detention centers in Texas, and the conditions that greeted him at the McAllen
Alexander Acosta Clearly, Alex Acosta's Slimy Press Conference Did Not Please the Audience of OneEsquire - By Charles P. PierceThe Labor Secretary departs, surely to make way for yet another Acting Secretary. (Permanent Musical Accompaniment To The Last Post Of The Week From The Blog's Favourite Living Canadian) PHILADELPHIA—It
Paul Ryan Paul Ryan Did at Least as Much Damage to the Country as This President* HasEsquire - By Charles P. PierceNever Trumpers will have to become Never Ryans, too, if we're going to get out of this. I don't want anyone ever to say that I never supported El Caudillo del Mar-a-Lago in his heroic effort to Make America
White House Rose Garden President Trump Just Laid Out His Vision of the First Amendment. Looking Good!Esquire - By Jack HolmesDo you say good things about me? Free speech. Do you say bad things? Not free speech. Another all-American freak show, and another day when the country seemed to just throw up its hands in the face of
Glen Casada Wow! Tennessee Is Still Completely Out of Its Mind!Esquire - By Charles P. PierceThe governor was asked about removing an accused sex pest from office—and thought the question was about a different lawmaker. Being our (twice-delayed) semi-regular weekly survey of what's going down
Politics The Fear, Like the Cruelty, Is the PointEsquire - By Charles P. PierceIt's the point of the census fandango and the "massive ICE raids." It's the point of everything the Trump people do. PHILADELPHIA—El Caudillo del Mar-a-Lago, it appears, has decided that there isn't any
Donald Trump Democrats Just Jumped Into the Trump Atrocity TrapEsquire - By Jack HolmesThe House Oversight Committee promoted an upcoming hearing on Trump's border policies with a photo from the Obama administration. One difficult part of navigating The Trump Era is deciphering which national
Nancy Pelosi Nancy Pelosi's Leadership Now Constitutes a Constant Dereliction of DutyEsquire - By Charles P. PierceThe Speaker is beefing with her own caucus while failing, repeatedly, to hold a lawless administration to account. Right now, at this very moment, the United States government is committing crimes against
Play buttonNancy Pelosi Why Do People Say They 'Never Have Regrets'? Are They Insane, or Just Lying?Esquire - By Jack HolmesNancy Pelosi provides the latest example of an American—or simply human—phenomenon. Nancy Pelosi took a break from shirking her responsibility to hold a lawless president accountable before he destroys
Alexander Acosta Alex Acosta Can Dodge Questions All He Wants. His Epstein Deal Looks Worse By the Day.Esquire - By Charles P. PierceRip Torn died on Tuesday. In his later years, he played Patches O'Houlihan, the profane coach in the movie DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story. One of his drills involved throwing wrenches at his players
Trump Tower Trump Survived the Access Hollywood Tape By Serving the Right What It Couldn't Pass UpEsquire - By Charles P. PierceEven the Never Trumpers could not turn down some Clinton-bashing. One of the more amusing characteristics of the Never Trumpers is their plaintive search for an answer for how such a dreadful thing could
United Kingdom Whoever Sunk the British Ambassador Has Grander DesignsEsquire - By Charles P. PierceOh, great. We're going to war with Great Britain again. Lexington has been a little dull lately. Now, where did I leave that flintlock? From The New York Times: “Since the leak of official documents from
Tucker Carlson Tucker Carlson's Disgusting Rant Against Ilhan Omar Is About One ThingEsquire - By Jack HolmesIt's no surprise to hear it from the Fox News host. There are a couple things to keep in mind while viewing the latest edition of Tucker Carlson's White Nationalist Power Hour. The first is that the premier
Affordable Care Act The Affordable Care Act Could Fall Courtesy of Nonsense Conservative Legal ArgumentsEsquire - By Charles P. PierceThey don't need to make sense. They just need the right judges—and they're everywhere in the federal judicial system. If you're one of the people whose lives were made easier by the provisions of the Care
Jeffrey Epstein Jeffrey Epstein is a Billionaire with Very Powerful Friends. Here's What You Need to Know About the Charges Against Him.Esquire - By Alyssa Sims and Brady LangmannThe news cycle has been a whirlwind since financier Jeffrey Epstein’s arrest on Saturday, sweeping up the billionaire and everyone in his alleged orbit. Epstein pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges
Amy McGrath Amy McGrath Has the Wherewithal. Tom Steyer Is Just Unnecessary.Esquire - By Charles P. PierceTwo Democratic candidates jumped back onto the national stage Tuesday. Two new entries into two different political campaigns raise two different sets of questions. In Kentucky, former Marine combat pilot
